A lot of WA clients are rostered on and off site, so I keep the process to a couple of short calls or a video chat whenever suits your swing.
Reviewed by Jonathan Al Aaraj · October 2026
| First Home Owner Grant | $10,000 for an eligible new residential property used as your principal place of residence |
| Stamp duty relief | [TODO: confirm the current WA first home owner transfer duty concession and any price cap with RevenueWA before quoting a figure] |
| Federal First Home Guarantee | 5% deposit, no LMI, with its own price cap for Perth and regional WA. No income cap or place limit since 1 October 2025. |
Source: wa.gov.au (Department of Finance) (FHOG and stamp duty) and firsthomebuyers.gov.au (First Home Guarantee) · Last checked: October 2026.
WA charges vehicle licence duty on a sliding scale based on the vehicle's value. [TODO: confirm the current WA vehicle licence duty rates and any EV concession with RevenueWA before quoting a figure.]
It's a straightforward percentage-style calculation, but worth factoring in before you commit to a dual-cab or a tradie's work vehicle.
WA's economy is dominated by mining and resources through the Pilbara and Goldfields, with agriculture across the Wheatbelt and South West, and a growing trades and construction sector around Perth. Mining-services contractors, agribusiness operators and Perth tradies all get assessed differently by different lenders, and I know which ones are comfortable with FIFO and contract income.
From Perth out to the Pilbara and the Goldfields, here's where I regularly work with WA clients:
Perth, the Pilbara or the Goldfields, the comparison across 40+ lenders works the same way wherever you're rostered.
A lot of WA clients are rostered on and off site, so I keep the process to a couple of short calls or a video chat whenever suits your swing.